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UNITED STATES IATENT GF-FICE.

LEI/VIS MILLER, OF AKRON, OHIO.

GRAIN-BINDING HARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 480,116, dated August2, 1892.

Original application filed April 30, 1886. Serial No. 200,754. Dividedand this application filed April 2, 1889. Serial No. 305,756-

(No model.) Patented in England December 22, 1388, No. 18,739.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEWIS MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain-BindingHarvesters, (for which I have received Letters Patent in Great Britain,No. 18,739, dated December 22, 1888,) of which the following is aspecification.

My invention, while applicable to harvesters generally, relates moreespecially to what is known as the low-down grain-binder. Its object isto secure a strong, simple, compact, and effective light-weightmachine,which ends I attain by the novel organization of theinstrumentalities hereinafter described.

The subject-matter claimed is hereinafter specifically designated in theclaims at the close of this specification.

The accompanying drawings represent so much of a low-down grain-bindingharvester embodying all my present improvements as is necessary toillustrate the subject-matter herein claimed.

Figure 1 represents the machine as seen from the front and grain side,showing its general organization; Fig. 2, aview from the front and grainside, showing the framework, bindergear stand, and adjusting andaxle-support- ,ing devices and gearing; Fig. 2, a detail plan view ofthe grain end of the frame, the dividersupport, and grain-Wheel arm.Fig. 3 is a view from the rear and grain side of most of the parts shownin Fig.2. Fig. 4 is a detail view of apart of the gearing. Fig. 5 is adetail view of a corner of the frame and certain mechanism carriedthereby. I

The subject-matter herein claimed relating mainly to the'construction ofthe main or platform frame, it is deemed unnecessary here to describe indetail the construction of the other parts of the machine, moreespecially as they are fully described and shown in other divisions ofthis application, respectively serially numbered and filed as follows,namely:

. 200,754, filed April 30, 1886; 304,945, filed March 27, 1889; and305,753, 305,754, and 305,7 55, respectively filed April 2, 1889.

The front and rear transverse frame bars or sills A A are shown as madeof angle-iron or bars having horizontal flanges at their lower sidesoredges preferably turned inwardly toward each other. Longitudinalframe-tubes A A are firmly secured to these sills at their points ofintersection by means of socketed angular braces or corner-pieces A Abolted to the sills,in which sockets the tubes are inserted. Thesecorner-pieces it will be observed, are composed of vertial walls andhorizontal ledges, as well as sockets, in contradistinction to theangular ferrules or tubes sometimes used in harvester-frames. The frontand rear corner-pieces A A at the stubble or drive-wheel end of theframe are respectively provided with bearings or sleeves for acrank-shaft E, which lies close to and parallel with, but slightly aboveand inside of the longitudinal frame-bar A An angular box-bracket Asecured on the forward side of the front transverse sill A at or nearthe stubble end of the cutting appa ratus and platform apron or carrier,constitutes a support for an inner shoe and grain guide or deflector L,a guard and guide for the heel end of the knife and the end of thepitman connected therewith, a point of attachment for the lower end ofthe front inclined transverse tubular bar Ci of the triangularbinder-frame which supports the elevating-table and binder, and as apoint of attachment a for the oblique pivoted draft-rod a connecting thetongue and frame and supporting them against workingstrains due to theside draft, &c. The forward ends of two diagonal braces A A are securedto this bracket or to the sill near thereto. These braces divergebackwardly until they in tersect the rear transverse sill, the innerbrace A being secured to theinner rear corner-piece A on the drivewheelside of the frame, while the other A is connected with the correspondinggrainside corner-piece, thus serving materially to stiffen not only thefront sill A, but the entire platform-frame against working strains,which, it will be seen, concentrate upon the junction-point of thesebraces with the front sill. An inwardly-inclined transverse socket orsleeve a on the upper end of the standard A mounted on the inner frontcorner-piece A, receives the upper portion of the front inclinedtransverse tubular binder-frame bar 0, above mentioned. An upright postA, mounted on the inner rear corner-piece A supports the rear end of alongitudinal tubular binder-frame bar 0, the forward end of which issupported by the standard A above mentioned. The lower end of aninclined transverse tubular binder-frame bar 0 is secured to the reartransverse sill A coincidently or in line longitudinally with thebracket A of the front sill or the point of attachment of the front bar0, while its upper end is secured in a socketed plate a, secured to theupright A and longitudinal bar O, thus constituting a strong triangularframe for the support of the binding and other mechanisms, which I call,for convenience, the binder-frame, of which it will be seen theplatform-frame forms the base and an inteit gral or firmly-connectedpart.

My improved organization, it will thus be seen, combines the main frame,the platformframe, and the binder-frame, all in one compact and lightbut rigid and strong frame, the advantages of which organization areobvious.

An outward projection or overhanging bracket on the rear corner-piece Acarries a sleeve or tubular bearing rigid therewith for a shortsecondary or counter-shaft b parallel with but slightly above andoutside of the longitudinal frame-tube A A spur-wheel b on the outerrear end of this shaft drives a corresponding spur-pinion e on thecrankshaft E. A tubular arm or sleeve B is connected by a transversepin 1) on its rear end with a transverse bearing-socket A on theoverhanging bracket of the corner-piece A A spur or projection O at theinner end of the pivot b prevents lateral movement of this pivot-pin inthis bearing-socket, while permitting it to turn freely therein.

A vertical plate 13*, constituting a forward extension or prolongationof the sleeve 13', is slightly curved on its forward edge and is movablevertically in an are around the pivot b and in a vertical guideway inthe standard A above mentioned, erected on the outward extension oroverhanging bracket of the front corner-piece A The inner front edge ofthe plate B is slightly beveled and carries segment-teeth b meshing witha wormgear as, turning in bearings on the corner-piece A inside thevertical guideway A, by which means the vertical relation of theaxle-support and main frame may be varied.

An axle 13 formed upon or secured to the plate B projects outwardlytherefrom concentrically with an annular flange which encircles abevel-wheel (not shown) on the driving-wheel. This bevel-wheel drives acorresponding pinion B on the jointed movable portion of the bevel-wheeland secondary orcounter shaft, which turns in hearings in the sleeve B.The pinion projects through or works in an opening in the plate. Therear end of the movable part of the counter-shaft is coupled to thefixed part by a tumbling or universal joint coincident with the pivot b.By this means the axle-support and drivinggear mounted therein are freeto move vertically relatively to the frame around the pivot 19 withoutinterference with the proper work ing of the mechanism secured on theframe, which maintains its uniform relation thereto. The front wall orface of the inner forward corner-piece A is also provided with verticalears or lugs to which the rear end of a tongue plate or socket E is.hinged by a transverse horizontal pivot-pin.

The crank-shaft E, driven, as before remarked, by a spur-pinion on itsrear end, extends through its bearing-sleeves on the corner-pieces andcarries a crank-wheel E on its forward end arranged directly in front ofthe corner-piece A and over the expanded rear part of the tongue-plate Ehinged to the corner-piece, thus serving to preserve the crankwheel andits pitman connection from injury or obstruction. (See Fig. l.)

The upper longitudinal binder-frame bar G and front inclined transversebinder-frame bar 0 extend both longitudinally and laterally beyond thestandard A to which they are respectively connected. These bars are alsorigidly united by an angular or inclined brace 0 Fig. 1, the rear outerend of which supports a seat-standard 0 which may be secured to it bythe same bolts which connect the brace G and bar C or in other suitableways. The drivers foot board or support 0 is secured to the brace C inany suitable manner. The front inner end of the brace 0 at the pointwhere it is secured to the forward end of the longitudinal bar 0, isexpanded or widened or has a plate (3 secured to it, and extends inwardbeyond the bar 0, as shown. A lever K is mounted on a pivot projectinglongitudinally forward from this plate, the inner end of which is curvedand carries on its front face a toothed rack or segment also curved inan arc of a circle, of which the pivot of lever K is the center. Thelever K is connected by a link 70 with the hinged pole or tongue, andits upper end, which extends within reach of the driver in his seat, isprovided with a thumb-lever for operating a latch adapted to engage therack 71; for holding the lever K at any desired adjustment. By vibratingthe lever the driver can rock the machine on its carrying-wheels forraising and depressing the cutting apparatus in a manner that will bereadily understood.

Having thus fully described the construction, organization, andoperation of my improved lowdown grain-binding harvester, what I claimtherein as new and of my own invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1. The combination, substantially as here inbefore set forth, of thefront and rear transverse angle-iron frame bars or sills, thelongitudinal frame-tubes, the interposed socketed angular braces orcorner-pieces connecting these longitudinal tubes andtransverseframebars, a brace extending diagonally backward from thefront transverse frame bar or sill to the rear inner drive-wheel orstubbleside corner-piece, and a second diagonal brace extendingdiagonally backward from the front sill to the rear divider orgrain-side cornerpiece to give additional stiffness to the frame.

2. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of thefront transverse frame bar or sill, the inner longitudinal frametube,their connecting corner-piece, the tongue hinged directly thereto, theangular box bracket on the front sill, and the draft-rod connecting thebox-bracket and tongue.

3. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of thetransverse sills, the diagonal braces converging from the ends of therear sills and intersecting at the front sill, the tongue, and thedraft-rod connecting the front sill and tongue at theintersection of thebraces.

scribed my name.

LEWIS MILLER. Witnesses:

O. L. SADLER, W. K. MEANS.

